Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-11
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
-FOUR FOR THE GALLONS.
All ButTWo Anarchists Must
Die.
FIELDEN AND SCHWAB SAVED
To Suffer ImprisonmentFor
Life.
ITNae TAKES His OWN
LINGO TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
A Bloody Scene In His
Cell.
F1ELDEN AND soHwAB ESCAPE.

FIELDEN AND SCHWAB ESCAPE.
Governor OsIesby Commutes Their
Sentence to imprisonment for Life
The other Four Anarchists Must
Pay the Penalty of Their Crime.
| SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Nov. 10.-Governor
Oglesby announced his decision in the An
arehist cases through his son, who was sent
| to the front door of the executive mansion,
| where a score OF more of reportere were
| waiting. None of the Anarchists friends
who are in the city were present when the
decision was given as they were all waiting
for O'Clock, when it was supposed the fat
| would go forth. George Schilling, E. A.
Stevens and Senator Burke were at supper at
st. Nicholas when a reporter told them the
news All were visib1y affected, but Schil-
ling rallied first and said: 81 felt yesterday
that would be the way it would turn out"
Neither of the others made comment. A
! labor representative from Cleveland, who
was sitting with them, leaned his head on
his hand while the tears rolled down his
| cheeks. S. G. Oliver and the three Spies
brothers, Christ, Ferdinand and George, were
| on their way to the Governors mansion when
| they were met by some reporters
| who broke to them the news
| The following is the full text of the Cover
| nors opinion in the case:
The State of Illinois, executive Office Sprin gield,
On the Goth day of August, 1886, in the Cook coun-
ty criminal court August Spies Albert r Parsons,
George Engel and Louis Lingg were found guilty
by the DeraG of the Jury and Of ps
An, appeal was taken from such finding
the stste That court upon na Hearing
and after mature elaboration unanimously affirm
ed the judgment of the court below. The case now
l before defendants
consideration as Governor of the State if the let
| gel and Louis Lingg, demanding unconditional
lease, they express it liberty or DEATH and
protesting in the strongest language against mercy
them,c be considered petitions Pardon, could it
be granted, which might imply any guilt whatever
upon the part of either of them, euld not be such
ts nsy pon y the fe on
| above named persons could IN no proper
constitutional power to grant reprieves
Communication and pardons unless based upon the
crime Of which they stand convicted. careful
consideration of the evidence in the record of the
for them outside of the record has failed to produce
upon my mind any impression tending to impeach
the verdict of the jury the judgment of the trial
court of the Supreme court affirming the guilt of
guilt am precluded from considering the question
of Communication of the sentences of Albert R Par
to Imprisonment in the penitentiary, as they en-
phatically declare they will not accept such COM
mutation
Samuel Fieden, Michael Schwab and August
Spies unite in a petition for executive clemency
Fielden and Schwab, in addition present separate
and supplementary petitions for the Communication
of their sentences While, as said above am sat
ised of the guilt of all the parties found by the
verdict of the jury, which was sustained by the
judgments of the courts. most careful conSidera
ton of the whole subject leads me to the conclusion
that the sentence of the law as to Samuel Fielden
and Michael Schwab may be modified as to each of
them in the interest of humanity and
without doing violence to public justice,
and as to the said Samuel Fielden and Michael
ment in the enitentiarV for life AS to all the other
above named defendants, do not feel justified in
interfering with the sentence of the court. While
1 would gladly have come to different conclusion
in regard to the sentence of defendants, August
Spies, Adolph Fischer, George Engel Albert r. Par
and Louis Lingg, regret to that under the
solemn of the Obligations of my office have
been unable to do